In Ethics, The Heart of Leadership, Michael Keeley argues against transformational leadership. He believes that the only to prevent harm done to the minorities by the majorities is “to keep majorities from uniting around a common interest – the reverse of what transformational leaders are supposed to do” (Ethics, 124). In general, I agree with Keeley. He attributes this idea to James Madison, although other scholars have disagreed about Madison’s true options. I will not enter the dispute about Madison’s ideas and opinions; that would be an exercise in history. Rather, I will discuss the content of the argument: whether transformational leadership harms minorities. Other issues, such as the effectiveness of transformational leadership and other ethical implications of the leadership types are beyond the scope of this paper and will not be discussed.

To clearly present the issue, I will first define the two types of leadership. The definition of transactional leadership is quite intuitive. This type describes the interaction between leader and follower as a transaction. This is akin to the factor market studied in economics; a follower agrees to serve the leader in return for some sort of incentive. This could be a wage if it is in business, or perhaps just a feeling of accomplishment in a volunteer situation. Transformational leadership, which has been researched for the last 25 years, runs much deeper than the previous type. With transformational leadership, “the object is to turn individuals’ attention toward larger causes … thereby converting self-interest into collective concerns. The distinguishing feature of transforming leadership is a common goal” (Ethics, 113). For the concerns of this discussion, we will consider transformational and transforming leadership to be identical.

There is disagreement among scholars about what should be considered transformational leadership....

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Transformationalleadership is a type of leadership style that can inspire...

...enable leaders to be effective
• Leadership Definition
Diverse people look to the terms management and leadership in diverse way. Some use them for the same meaning and see them as synonyms. While others see leadership is extremely different from management and are opposite because they believe that cannot be a good manager and good leader at the same time. The third part of people or individuals hold the stick from the middle and realize that...

...﻿Assignment: Leadership Management Concepts
Instructor: Dr. Alan Balfour
Date: October 19, 2013
As my future plan, after graduating from the University of South Florida’s master of business administation program, I will go back to Thailand to work for my family’s business as the third generation factory manager following my father. My family business has been open for more than 40 years. It produces and sells pork snacks. Nowadays, It is operated by my father and my uncle...

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...BAD LEADERSHIP
What It Is, How It Happens, Why It Matters
By Barbara Kellerman
Page 1
The book is all about the dark side of leadership and how you individuals get there and what we can do to avoid it. She suggests that leaders do not act alone and are not solely responsible for bad leaderships. There is no leadership without followship. If followers would just not follow a bad leader we could put a stop to the bad...

...﻿Why and how does TransformationalLeadership Influence Subordinate’s Performance?
Introduction
Leadership is perhaps one of the most important aspects of management (Weihrich, et al, 2008). This is because leaders are responsible for the future changes and development of the organization and stakeholders. Transformationalleadership can be separated into 4 sections namely being idealized influence, inspirational...